ASIYAN LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
12453448 · ltd · incorporated 2020-02-10
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-28
Average employees2100

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-25
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-10-15
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2024-01-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-01-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-07-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2023-07-18
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2023-07-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2022-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-06-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2022-06-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2022-06-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2022-06-01
    ➕
    GELMEN, Murat appointed
    director
  16. 2022-06-01
    ➖
    GELMEN, Murat resigned
    director
  17. 2022-06-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2021-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-11-01
    ➕
    GELMEN, Murat appointed
    director
  20. 2020-11-01
    ➖
    HOR, Mehmet resigned
    director
  21. 2020-02-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ASIYAN LIMITED
  22. 2020-02-10
    ➕
    GELMEN, Sabiha appointed
    secretary
  23. 2020-02-10
    ➕
    HOR, Mehmet appointed
    director
  24. 2020-02-10
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Murat Gelmen
Individual · British · DOB 08/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control01/11/2021
Mrs Sabiha Gelmen
Individual · British · DOB 07/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control10/02/2020

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-02-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants

Registered office

123-125 High Street
Rayleigh
Essex
SS6 7QA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-27
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-06
Last: 2025-09-22

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

GELMEN, Sabiha→
secretary · appointed 2020-02-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GELMEN, Murat→
director · ~58y · appointed 2020-11-01
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Active
GELMEN, Murat→
director · ~58y · appointed 2022-06-01 · resigned 2022-06-01
Resigned
HOR, Mehmet→
director · ~45y · appointed 2020-02-10 · resigned 2020-11-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (25 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-25
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-13
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-07-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-08